Formation

Historic 1st Meeting

A gound breaking dinner cum meeting took place on 18 Oct 2010 to discuss the possibility of forming an association for the catering industry in Singapore. A total of 20 individuals representing 16 catering companies were present . The meeting was co-ordinated & sponsored by the publishers of Catering Online and was held at Peach Garden Restaurant @ Miramar Hotel.




2nd Meeting & Election of President

A second meeting comprising Directors & Senior Executives from the catering industry  took place on 16th Dec 2010 @ Park Royal Hotel. A total of 36 individuals representing  25 catering companies were present.

Two candidates stood for election to the office of President, Mr Tony Seow- CEO & Founder of Purple Sage and Mr James Wong, the former MD of ISS-CDCS Catering Services. Through a balloting exercise, Mr James Wong was elected President to form the association. A pro-tem committee consisting of 14 professionals from the catering industry was also formed.





5th Jan 2011-  Constitution

The President of the newly formed association, Mr James Wong, called for a meeting of the committee members to deliberate on the specifics of the constitution . The meeting was co-ordinated  by Aggresive Media and sponsored by Mr Neo Kah Kiat of Neo Group. It was held at Mac's Cafe along Mcpherson Rd. All the committee members were present.  Besides the constitution, members also deliberated on the following:





1. Deliberate on the constitution for the association
2. Appointment of roles & functions for committee members
3. Selection of an appropriate name for the association
4. Type of memberships and fees
5. Secretariat office
6. Meeting with NEA
7. Any other business (AOB)
8. Set a date for next meeting of management committee



17 Jan 2011 

ACAPS had a diaglogue with NEA on  the following :

1. Time-stamping in Mar 2011
2. HACCP or other accreditation schemes for the food catering processes
3. Categorising caterers by the size of orders they can handle in a day.








18 Feb 2011 - Lo Hei and lunch


HACCP Certified All Big Trading which supplies chilled and frozen seafood, had kindly sponsored a lo hei and lunch for ACAPS on the 18th Feb.

The purpose is for caterers to network as well as be updated by the President on some initiatives that have recently materialised, which are beneficial for members.
In a significant and encouraging show of support, 11 caterers signed up as ordinary members of ACAPS. View the list of members here.



30th March 2011
      
Committee members met to discuss on the new time stamping regulations by NEA.



9th May 2011

Six committee members of ACAPS met with NEA on 9th May to present their 4 point response to NEA's new ruling on time-stamping. The 4 points are as follows:

1. ACAPS accepts that the 4 hour period is fair

2. NEA should support caterers to implement time stamping in terms of financing or other ways. This is because time stamping will affect caterers through additional manpower and costs.

3. Time stamping should involve all participants in the F&B sector and not only the catering industry

4. Educating consumers island-wide is crucial. What has NEA done to achieve this / how does it intend to achieve this?

NEA also touched on the following subject with ACAPS:

1. Entry barrier to the catering industry - minimum kitchen size, layout and equipment

2. Proposed training courses for food handlers and FHOs which would be relevant to the catering industry

3. Definition of caterers

June 6th 2011

ACAPS meet after it has been announced by the Secretariat the ROS has approved the forming of the association.



17th June 2011

ACAPS members and associate members' chill out night on a short cruise aboard the 'Kingdom'. The vessel is owned by a fellow member, Mr Neo Kah Kiat.

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ACAPS members as well as associate members gathered for a short cruise on onboard the yacht, "Kingdom' at One degree 15 Marina Club on 17th June.  The event was generously hosted by the owner of the yacht, Mr Neo from Neo Group.

The yacht sailed around the southern islands, marina bay and anchored to watch the fireworks at Song of the Sea, Sentosa. It was a good  break from the daily grind, and members got to spend time  bonding with fellow members and just having a great  time with wine and canapes served butler style.







6th October 2011

Participants registering for the ACAPS seminar.

ACAPS, in collaboration with SPRING and GUI Solutions, organised a talk on Oct 6th. The meeting was well attended by members, ordinary members as well as non members who are affiliated with the food & beverage industry, in particular the catering industry.

The consensus among the participants was that it was a good, well organised meeting touching on a vital, relevant, and important issue for the players in f&b industry.

Mr Chin speaking on time stamping

Participants were first given an introduction by the current ACAPS
President, Mr James  Wong, followed by the 1st speaker, Mr Chin Chee Hwa from GUI Solutions on time stamping.

Introduction by President, Mr James Wong 

This is an important issue as NEA intends to make time compulsory mandatory by years end. Mr Chee Wah illustrated how time stamping can be carried out utilising CATEREX - a software developed by GUI Solutions.









CNY Dinner cum Lo Hei sponsored by Nestle Professionals

   

   

   

The President of ACAPS together with 3 other committee members attend the LEAD Forum on 20 March 2912. The LEAD Forum is a  platform for Trade Associations & Chambers (TACs) to learn about the best practices in capability building an association and is also an opportunity for them to network and meet with Minister Lim Hng Kiang and other TACs.

The event was organized by SPRING, together with IE and the Singapore Business Federation ( SBF), & was held at the Hotel Intercontinental.